Into The Heart Of The Past

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Summary: Kagome finds out what really happened to Sesshomaru’s mother and why Sesshomaru became cold, Kagome meets up with Sugimi (Inu-no-Taisho) and discovers something more.

Into The Heart Of The Past
By SanzoSesshosGoddess

Chapter Five

Kagome often was found in to dojo working with her new sword, she would tell Sugimi that she wanted to make sure that she was comfortable with the sword before she has to actually use it in battle. Sugimi wasn’t around Kagome as he used to be not since he had Toutosai over to bring Kagome’s new sword, Toutosai made it a point to tell Sugimi that males only give gifts they intend to take the female as their mate.

Kagome practice each move to her hearts content, it was something of a challenge for her to actually beat Sugimi while sparing yeah it would be hard and might cause his youki to come out, but there was part of her that wanted his youki to come out and Kagome didn’t know why.

Sugimi was getting worried hr didn’t want to seem like he was thinking of choosing Kagome as his mate, but after what Toutosai pointed out it looked like that’s what he was indeed doing. That wasn’t going to help Kagome with the wolves that sought the western lands. Which brought up another problem for Sugimi the northern lord as seemed to have an interest with Kagome and Sugimi wasn’t liking it so much it made his youki wish to be free and destroy the lord, and Sugimi didn’t know why.

Another problem that Sugimi was having was his unknown power seemed to become extremely active since Kagome as come into the picture, and he was now having visions of a young mortal girl standing in a very indecent kimono and wielding a long bow, below her was a inu hanyou he never could see what he looked like but he knew that he was a inu hanyou. It plagued him daily because he couldn’t understand what they mean.

Kagome was in the Dojo when Akemi walked in, she claimed to be looking for Sugimi, but Kagome didn’t believe her one bit. Kagome knew what she was up to one of the maids that she’s become close with as told her that since Sugimi has shown more interest in her then the others she’s going to have to fight for any and all right I remain at the western palace.

Kagome wasn’t worried these stupid wenches have never come into the dojo while she and Sugimi spared so they do not know that she is evenly matched to Sugimi himself. Kagome watched Akemi with hidden anticipation she was just waiting for a fight, she wanted another guard to come in and make a move, but this demoness will have to do, it won’t be a long fight though.

Akemi watched Kagome as she trained alone Sugimi was no where to be seen, so her plan of sneaking up on Kagome and slitting her throat ending their game once and for all. Slowly and what she thought as silently Akemi made her way behind Kagome pulling a small knife from her obi tie, she was about to pull Kagome’s head back by her hair when a large sword made contact with the knife shocking Akemi.

“Mmm a sneak attack, poorly done” Kagome commented
“Bitch how’d you do that?”
“Akemi I’ve been taught by Sugimi himself, what makes you think that you could sneak up and kill me with out a fight”
“I will get you bitch Sugimi will be mine and everyone will know that I am the best”
“I see, now shall we finish what you’ve started or are you just going to stand there and glare at me?”

Akemi growled and left the dojo signaling that she did not wish to fight, Kagome made a note to watch her back until they were forced to fight. Kagome went back to her training. Sugimi went looking for Kagome around lunch she didn’t go to the dinning hall like normal and wondered why. He found her still in the dojo sword ready for an attack and deep in a mediation style that he’s never seen before. Curious Sugimi lend against the wall to watch, that’s when he saw the most amazing thing. After her mediation Kagome was able to combine both her miko powers and her poison both into her sword making the sword more of a deathly weapon then he had first thought it would be.

“Very nice Kagome how long were you working on that?”
“Sugimi-sama you weren’t meant to see that”
“Oh now I’m not going to let you use that on me in sparing, you know that could kill me I’m not immune to your poisons”
“I know and I would never use thing on you” Kagome said smiling
“Tell me Kagome why did you miss the afternoon meal?”
“Oops gomen I didn’t mean to I kind of forgot, they were too much trouble were they?”
“No of course not I like being treated like the meat we were eating”

Laughing Kagome walked over to the weapons case and placed Shukumei inside and went over to Sugimi. Together they left the dojo and went to the gardens.

“You know Toutosai pointed something out to me”
“What was that my lord?”
“Believe it or not inu mating rituals”
“Why on earth would he have to remind you of that?”
“He said it’s because I’m acting on them with you”
“Oh um ...a-are you acting on them?”
“I’m not sure anymore, I didn’t think I was I honestly thought I was just looking out for you like I should, but then Toutosai pointed out a few things”
“What things? I’m curious”
“The sword for one, and training you personally for another, you may not know it but males love to train the mate to be, and well I’ve taken that away from any male that might when your heart”
“Well they might have a long way to go before they can when my heart”
“Why is that?”
“You remember the story I told you about where I came from?”
“Hai”
“Well I never told you that the friend I freed from the tree, I kind of have feelings for and well I’m not sure how he feels for me at this point”
“Oh I see”

Somewhere deep inside Sugimi was the most dreadful feeling it was like his beast wanted to come out and kill those around him, and this male that held Kagome’s heart, but for some odd reason Sugimi could not place what it meant, nor did he want to figure out why he was having the feeling.


Kagome watched Sugimi from the corner of her eye, she saw something flash in his eyes when she told him about her feelings for Inuyasha she wanted to know what it was that she saw, but choose to not question the lord. After Kagome explained to Sugimi about Inuyasha something was trying to tell Kagome that the feelings she spoke about weren’t there, but Kagome just ignored the feeling she thought it was only because she hasn’t been around him in a while.

Which brought Kagome to her next thought, ‘how long have I been here, I can’t seem to remember’ sighing Kagome looked to the sky hoping to find an answer to a question she didn’t even know. Sugimi watched Kagome as she looked to the heavens and only to himself did he comment her beauty.

“Tell me Kagome you said that you were once a human, how did you become an inu?”
“I’m not sure all I know is I touched a sword and a light came and poof I’m a youkai”

Sugimi was curious about this for a long time not once in his reading has he ever come across something as unusual as a human becoming an inu, well out side of matting that is. Of course Kagome isn’t like others Sugimi figured that out a while a go. Sitting in the garden both Kagome and Sugimi were enjoying the silence, until a scream rang through the air letting them know that somewhere in the western lands there was a unwanted youkai.

Standing both Kagome and Sugimi raced to the Dojo to retrieve their respective swords before racing to the source of the scream. They came to a human village that was mostly farmers with a few hunters, but hardly a warrior among them. Stepping in defense of the village both Kagome and Sugimi let a loud growl of warning to the invading youkai. What they saw was even more unbelievable. The same boar that chased Kagome down was not trying to rape a human female right in front of her family and the village.

“Have you no shame you filth?” Kagome cried

The boar turned to see who shouted at him to grin happily at the sight of Kagome slowly he made its way to Kagome drooling as he went and removing the cloth it used as a covering letting his erected manhood bobble as he walked, disgusted Kagome only raised a clawed hand and let a blast of poison lose on the boar, causing him the scream as he melted into a pile of nothing.

Sugimi stood back and watched he waited to see if Kagome would actually touch the bore to fight it, he wasn’t surprised by how she killed it. What got him more was what happen after the boar was dead, thousands of boars came out of the near by forest screeching about the death of the companion. The look of pure disgusted on Kagome’s face was enough to make Sugimi double over laughing making the humans near by look at their youkai lord concerned.

“Oh no I am not going to fight those things alone you better get your lord-y inu ass over here Sugimi!”
A deep chuckle and gasps from humans is what Kagome heard before Sugimi’s reply.
“But you handle the last one very well Kagome”
“Bite me Inu-No-Taisho!” Kagome growled
“No need to get formal with my Kagome” Sugimi said while placing the phrase “bite me” in the back of his mind to ask Kagome about later.


The small battle began with Sugimi throwing remarks back in forth making the villagers believe that their lord has found a mate that he can indeed be happy with. Boars tried to circle around Kagome thinking that she was the weakest one; one grabbed her tail hoping to pull her back but ended up falling on his face when Kagome made her tail disappear then re-appear around his neck snapping it. Sugimi couldn’t remember the last time he had this kind of funny, it seemed that everytime Kagome would kill a bore she’d yell about how disgusting they were, at times she would actually pick one up and ask if they knew how to bathe it was almost too much for him to take.

From the shadows a pare of brown eyes watched Kagome as she moved about battling with her lord, never in all his life would he believe it but here it was the most beautiful demoness to have ever graced the land and all she could do was fight with her lord, and throw him into a wall. Lord Katsu still wasn’t happy about that he vowed that day that he would have Kagome as his own private whore and no one will stop him.

The boars finally got the idea that they were not going to win the battle and ran back into the forest, but before Kagome reminded them whose lands they were on by leaving a purified brand of the western lands seal on the hides. Sugimi couldn’t help but laugh it was nice to know that if anyone saw those brands they’d know that he didn’t want them around. After making sure the villagers were safe and alright Kagome and Sugimi returned to the palace gardens, they sat there silently once more both, however, were replaying their small battle with the boars in their minds.

While Sugimi thought his imagination began to run away with him and he began to imagine that after the battle instead of returning to the garden they retired to his chambers where he made love you Kagome all night long. ‘What in the name of Kami is wrong with me? There is no way that I’m attracted to Kagome is there? No I will not believe it! ’ Sugimi continued to fight with himself not knowing that beside him Kagome was watching him closely.

Kagome felt the change in Sugimi’s mood, after being around him so much she’s gotten used to different things about him and one of them was that his power would change with one emotion or another. Kagome was curious as too what caused this power spike in him, she was about to question him when he turned to her and kissed her full on the lips.

Sugimi fought with all he could he didn’t want to have these thoughts not about his ward, she was his to protect not mate with, he had honor and was going to go to any length to keep it, but the thought of what her lips would taste like plagues his very mind until he could not stand it he had to find out.

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